Bin collections for recycling in Wrexham due to strikes

Ongoing strike action by Unite will continue in Wrexham until October 15, according to the union, and means that bin collections will continue to be affected in the meantime.

This week Wrexham County Borough Council said it will focus on recycling, and recommends residents recycling out on their normal collection day (including food waste).

If it hasn’t been collected by the end of the day, residents are advised to take it back in, and if you can, take some of your recycling to our Household Recycling Centres.

Residents have been told to not put their black or green bins out this week.

A spokesperson said: “Following last week’s work where we collected more than three times the usual waste, we were able to arrange further clean up collections on both Saturday and Sunday, and yesterday the final few streets received a black bin collection with the vehicles out until 7pm last night.

“This week again, as a result of the industrial action, we’ve had a severely reduced workforce and we are prioritising food waste and recycling collections.

“Every effort has been made to pick up as much recycling and food waste as possible, but we haven’t been able to collect every planned collection for Monday.

“If we haven’t been able to collect your recycling by the end of the day, please take it back in.

“We will be reviewing our stance daily based on the workforce we have available and we will continue to send regular updates. If you can, please take some of your recycling to our Household Recycling Centres.”

Storm Agnes is also forecast to hit the area on Wednesday (September 27) and this could also results in changes to how staff are utilised.

They said: “Depending on what response is required to react to the storm, collections may be affected.

“During the forecast of heavy rain and wind we ask that any containers left out for collection are covered and carefully secured to avoid a proliferation of blown litter.”